Paper baler



July 1, 1947. q H, S O EY- 2,423,209

PAPER BALER Fild may 20, 1944 INVENTOR DANIEL H.5TOREY ATTORNEYSPatented July 1, 1947 UNITED S.'l7ATli". S OFFICE PAPER B'ALER Daniel.H; Storey, Wausau, Application May 20, 1944, Serial No; 536,56?

1 Claim.

This invention appertains to presses and more particularly to a novelbalin-g press particularly adapted for use in homes forbaling'wastepaper and the like.

One of the primary objects of my invention to provide a household balingpress, which will be of a light, compact order andonewhich can be easilyoperated by a woman or other person for making a neat tight bale ofwaste paper, the body of the press itself actingas a bin for thecollection of waste paper;

Another salient object of my invention is to provide a baling presswhich can be effectively used in households or" small businessestablishments, that can be quickly knocked down and folded into. asmall compass for shipping and storing.

A further important object of my invention is to provide novel meansfor'assembling; the walls of the body of the press on the base to form arugged structure. and novel means for forming andoperating thecompressing, plunger.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a. domestic wastepaper'baling press which will be durable and efiicient in use, one thatWill be simple and easy. to manufacture, and one which can be placedupon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in. view, the invention consists in.thenoyel. construction, arrangement, and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described, claimed,

? and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in

which drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the body of" sectionbeing. taken substantially-on the line: 3-3

of Figure 4 loo-king in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a horizontal, sectional View through the press taken on theline 4-4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows and with thelever 35 partly broken away.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference charactersdesignate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter Bgenerally indicates my improved baling press and the same includes abase section 5 and a collapsible body section l5.

The baling press B is preferably formed from light inexpensive lumber,such as is commonly employed in the construction of shipping boxes,

but obviously any desired type of? material can be employed that isbest-suited for thepurpose. In fact, after the war, it is contemplatedof making the press from metal.

The base 5 includes a floor 5 reinforced by transversely. extendingspaced cleats l on which the base can rest on the floor. Secured to theupper surface of'the floor 6: around themarginal edges thereof areupstanding. front and rear flanges or strips 8 and9: and side flanges orstrips [0; If preferred, therear flange or strip 9 can extenda greaterdistance abovethe floor than: the front; and side flanges. It is. to benoted that notches H: can beformed in the. front strip or flange 8 forthe reception ofbaling cord or twine l2; Bolts l3; can be utilized forconnecting the flanges or strips inpl'aceeon the floor 6 but nails canbe emiployed: for this purpose, if so desired. The base is alsoprovidedwitlr an eyel4, the purpose o-f which will be later described.

The. body t5; of the. press includes a removable front wall 16; backOIIIBEL!" wall I21, and sidewalls 1:8 and: I9:

Aszillustratedr," thesetwall'slare formed from verticalt boards and:the. boards are; united by horizontal: cross: braces. The rear wall. l1:and the sidewalls. tfirand: t9 are united by'removable angle irons 20,so that the side walls can; be placed on top cs the. rear wall when. thewalls are detached from the base: When. the; side walls are placedoyertherear' wall, thisunit can be placed. on top of: the baseandt'hefront wallcan then beplaced on top of theisidewalls. Thisformsa.compact bundle for shippingand' storing.

As is clearly: shown in. Figures 1. 3,. and 4, the body is placedonrtherfloor B of the base 5in abutting refation withthe flanges orstrips of the base.

The side: walls lflaand t9 carry forwardly pronicotine; hooks 2t and;the front" wall. I6 carries mating: laterally. projecting. hooks: 22.This front wall canbeslipped onthe: base: against: the front edges ofthe side wall 18 and IS with the hooks 22 engaging the hooks 2|. Thiswill form a convenient sturdy structure, which will unite all of thewalls of the body and at the same time permit the quick removal of thefront wall to lift out a completed bale from the press as will be laterdescribed. The lower edge of the front wall is provided with cordreceiving notches 23 which are adapted to register with the notches I Iwhen the front wall is in operative position.

The front wall l6 and the rear wall I! are respectively provided withcentrally located vertieal slots 24 and 25. A plunger 26 is utilized forpressing the waste paper collected in the body face of the lever isprovided with a plurality of fulcrum notches 32, any one of which canreceive the upper edge of the fulcrum board 29. The lever can bereinforced at this point with a wear iron 33. The rear end of the levercarries a hook 34 having a semi-circular bill 35. This hook is adaptedto engage any one of a plurality of fulcrum pins 36. The fulcrum pins 36are arranged in spaced parallel relation and are carried by uprights 31which are firmly, but removably, secured to the rear wall I! on eachside of the slot 25 therein. The upper edges of the rear and side wallscan be provided with tying cord receiving notches 38.

In use of my baling press, the same is assembled in the manner shown inthe drawing and the press is placed at a convenient point in thehousehold, such as in the kitchen or cellar. Transverse and longitudinalcords are placed on the floor 6 of the base and the cords are brought upthe sides and into the notches formed in the and the lever 3| is nowbrought into play. The f hook 34 is placed over the desired pin andlever is brought over the fulcrum board. Pressure is now applied on theouter end of the lever and the waste paper can be conveniently pressedinto a compact bale. If desired, the plunger can be removed and morepaper added, and as the bundle is made, the hook can be moved down toanother pin 36.

The lever 3| can be held in a lowered position with the plunger againsta compressed bale by the use of a flexible chain 38 carried by the eyeM. A desired link of the chain can be hooked over a hook 39 carried bythe lever.

When the desired quantity of waste paper has been collected, a coversheet, such as a folded sheet of newspaper is placed over the top of thewaste paper and the cords from the back are brought over the waste paperto the front and the waste paper is finally compressed by the plungerand the lever, and the lever is held down in its compressing position bythe chain 38. The

4 front wall It is now removed and the front and back cords are tied.The chain 38 is released and the plunger 2! and the lever 3| are removedand the side cords are now tied together. The baler is now removed and atight compressed bundle will be had.

Particular attention is directed to the notches 32 in the lever. Shouldthe bale being formed be high in front, the upper end of the lever restplate 29 is placed in the front notch 32. This gives greater pressure onthe front of the bale. If the paper in the press is fairly even, theplate 29 is placed in the middle notch. If the paper is high in theback, the plate 29 is placed in the rear notch.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided asimple and durable domestic baling press which can be convenientlyoperated by the ordinary housewife.

While I have stressed the advantage of my baler for homes, it is to beunderstood that the baler is just as valuable for small stores, ofiices,factories or, in fact, anyone needing a small sized baler.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or thescope of my invention, but what I claim as new is:

In a knocked down collapsible household baling press, a base including afloor and upstanding marginal flanges, a body detachably associated withsaid base including front, rear and side walls, the lower edges of saidwalls being adapted to fit against said floor with said Walls inabutting relation to said flanges when the body is in its set upposition on the base, means removably connecting the side walls to therear Wall, means detachably connecting the front wall to the side walls,whereby the walls of the body when disassembled can be placed flat onsaid base for shipment, a plunger slidably mounted in the body, whensaid body is in its set up position, a ful crum member carried by saidrear wall, and a fulcrum lever adapted to engage the fulcrum member andsaid plunger.

DANIEL H. STOREY.

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